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Special Thanks from your Chamber of Commerce

According to the quatrains of Nostradamus, we should all be very concerned with the end of time occurring on Dec. 21, 2012. Well, if so, your Chamber of Commerce intends to make the very best of our final two years on planet Earth. We are going to go all out and do everything we can to assist and support our members and bring prosperity to our community.

Despite the troubling financial times of 2009, we have sustained our membership while struggling along with the world, but never forgetting our purpose. We have successfully achieved our goals and surpassed many of our own expectations. It has been a tough year, but the support and help from so many have kept the fires burning.

One of the stresses in thanking your friends and associates is the fear of forgetting someone. We have never forgotten. And while your name may not be listed here; please know that we will blame that on a typo, or an inadvertent deletion, but know that we are more angry with ourselves if we left you out, than you are disappointed. That said, we must say a special thanks to some of those who went above and beyond for the Chamber, for you, the members, in 2009.

Amador County Chamber Board of Directors - for their strength and individualism that best represents Amador County

Al Lennox, American Legion Hall - for all his generosity and leadership

Jack Mitchell, Amador Ledger Dispatch - for hanging in there and keeping us grounded

Ron Olivero, Jackson Rancheria - for his professionalism and endurance

Terri Daly, Amador County - for being straight-forward and dependable

Mike Daly, Jackson City Manager - for use of the Civic Center every month, and his support and kindness

Supervisor Ted Novelli - for his strength and wisdom and unbiased help during a difficult year

Supervisor Brian Oneto - for caring about our members and participating in many of our functions

Supervisor John Plasse - for his willingness to learn and understand

Kim Kerr, City of Ione - for her tireless efforts for the betterment of Ione

Diane Gassaway, Crucible Studio Jewelers - for her 200 years service to the Chamber as our Treasurer, but mostly for her visits to the office for "chat" time

Allison Pillsbury, Jackson Creek Veterinary, - for being the official "staff" physician

Sue Hepworth, Coldwell Banker Real Estate - for her many years of support and service as a Chamber Director

Dave Richards, Classic Aircraft - for his many years of support and service as a Chamber Director

Elke Duffy, Amador Realty- for her insightful articles for our newsletter

Jim Wilmarth, Bank of Amador - for his financial business advice in our newsletter

David Fulton, CPA - for his timely tax information in our newsletter

Bob Barfoot - for his enlightening visits to our office

All of our Chamber Mixer hosts - for providing Amador County's best social business affairs every month

To all our members who regularly attend our mixers and functions - you make the party happen!

Dr. & Mrs. Blasingame - for keeping us healthy but not necessarily sane

Lorein Hickman, Bank of Amador - for fixing our machine on a moment’s notice

Dana Jorgensen and Senator Dave Cox - for caring about Amador County

Dave Richmond and Susan Harlan - for your wisdom, and especially the laughs

Martha Perez, Jose's Mexican Restaurant - for being you and never backing down

All the Wineries - for keeping Peter happy

TSPN - for its fictional television genre – unsurpassed

Motherlode Job Connection - for Callee

Vera Allen - for everything you do

Susan Manning, Feed Barn - for your strength and passion for everything living

For Stan Lukowicz, Trader Stan's - for continued support and generosity

Sharon Lundgren, Volcano Communications - for being everywhere

Rhonda Pope – for her many many years of kindness and donations and for sharing Pati

Ray Perry – for fearless leadership and never saying no

Tom Blackman – for years of service and making us laugh

Tom Thompson – for those great Raley's discounts

Paul Mollineli, ACES - for having the courage to return to the Board, and boy are we glad of that

Mark Borchin, The Glass Doctor - for his community support and integrity

Anne Platt - Sutter Amador Hospital - for her continued community support and involvement

Ciro Toma - for his many years of sincere dedication and ability to address challenges with utmost fairness

George Bartich - for being a true Chamber diplomat who has represented us with style

Diane Anderson - for her enthusiasm and innovative ideas for the future

Bill Lavallie, Fine Line International - for amazing photographs, and terrific attitude

Teresa Jorgensen and Kelley West - for your professionalism and reliability, and for the best event bartending ever!

And to everyone who has been supportive to us during a trying year. Everyone who really knows us, and knows the work we do, has given us much strength with their kind words of support. Our only agenda is to work with and for our community, to be the conduit for all our members, and keep Amador County strong. We leave the political differences out of decisions, and offer membership to anyone, any business, who shares in the goals and efforts of this chamber. The Amador County Chamber of Commerce is truly a member-driven organization, and your staff thanks each and every one of you for keeping us strong and respected. Happy New Year!